Silesian University of Technology receives the Elsevier publishing prize for the second time

Silesian University of Technology was awarded the Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Prize 2018 in the field of social sciences. The prize was awarded for the third time to those higher education institutions whose publications had the greatest impact on the perception of Polish science in the world. The award on behalf of the Silesian University of Technology was received in Warsaw by the Vice Rector for Science and Development, Professor Marek Pawełczyk.

The award was justified by a very high participation level of publications in the most cited magazines and the citation rate related to it. Particular attention was given to publications in the field of restructuring.

The intention of the Elsevier Award is to identify and honour universities which latest scientific and research papers in the period of 2015-2017 have the greatest impact on the perception of Polish science in the world. The prize promotes the high quality of research and their internationalization. The Jury of the prize takes into account the increase in the number of publications in the most prestigious scientific journals, publications with the participation of foreign co-authors and citation rates in a given discipline.

The Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award, awarded for the first time in 2016, is a part of the Elsevier global initiative to support research and development of science. The prize is a tribute to outstanding research institutions.